1. Lecture 2 Krisztina Szécsényi
Syntax
Lecture 2
Krisztina Szécsényi

2. Revision X-bar Theory: 3 structure building rules
Specifier rule: XP → Specifier X’
Complement rule: X’ → X Complement
Both rules obligatory (1. introduces the phrase level constituent, 2 the head of the phrase)

3. The third rule: the adjunct rule
Simplified (but see BESE pp ): 3. XP → XP, Adjunct recursive rule Comma: the order of the constituents is not fixed (as opposed to the first two rules) Optional rule

4. Specifier rule: XP → Specifier X’
Complement rule: X’ → X Complement
Adjunct rule: XP → XP, Adjunct
The values of X: the functional and lexical categories of language, see next class.
Specifiers, complements, adjuncts: also phrases with their own internal structure → complexity